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Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966

Thriller & suspense, about immortality and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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Takeshi KovacsSeries

series3 books2002

Cyberpunk, set in other star systems.

“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
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Start with Altered Carbon →

This Perfect DayNovel

Ira Levinstandalone novel1970

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“Levin won a Prometheus Award in 1992 for this novel.”
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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Reflective in tone, about survival and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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